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23 Apr 2017

ADLG Renaissance is in development... and even with having not actually played it or laid eyes on a copy, I do know that it will probably involve "double units" for Pike & Shot.

The idea of rebasing is a frightening one, but amazingly, on examination of my Renaissance collection, I have spotted that I have at least a couple more bases of ECW/TYW Pike & Shotte than I actually need for any conceivable FoGR army I might wish to use in future... who'd a thunk it?!

So, knowing I have plenty of spares, I decided to test-base some Pike & Shot, using "second line" figures who won't honestly get an outing anyway just to see what they might look like.

It's an "Impetus-style" basing methodology !

Not sure that having 3 ranks of each is entirely right, but as a first experiment its a pretty decent look I think.

I think a compromise is to have the Pike on a 40x20 with 2 bases one behind the other and then 'rebase, some shot on 20*40 added to each end. The cavalry I assume will still be on the 40X 30 bases so no rebasingThis means that with an army of say 8 P&S units you will have to rebase 8 shoot figures a unit. (or buy 64 new figures ). Not that much of a big deal to potentially get a great game that will breathe life into renaissance gaming.